Chris Coons: Trump Relying on the Russia Translator Is a ‘Rookie Mistake’

‘Our president is in some ways learning on the job’

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COONS: "This is another example of President Trump being an unconventional president in ways that I think, deeply concerns his national security team, our allies and at times is even reckless. He is confronting someone in Vladimir Putin who is a sharp capable former KGB agent with all the skills and tools that implies. Donald Trump is the fourth U.S. that President Vladimir Putin has sized up and dealt with. And Donald Trump frankly as our president is in some ways learning on the job. I think the fact that he went over and had a conversation of up to an hour’s length and reportedly didn’t bring his own translator but relied on the Russian translator is a rookie mistake that would make his National Security Adviser, his Defense Secretary and others quite concerned. That he is trusting Vladimir Putin."

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